At a party being held at a large, Antebellum house,
Alex is reminiscing with her old college friend Philippe.
They are looking at old pictures of themselves from
college. He tries to convince her to stay in New Orleans
and laughingly tells her that he will do whatever it
takes to keep her there. He tells her that he feels
strongly about her, and that its not enough that
she loves him "like a brother". She promises to
consider his offer after she leaves for San Francisco.

A pale woman in a dark dress is watching them. She is
Justine, another college friend of theirs. Alex tells her
about Philippes offer, and that she is unsure.
Justine tells her that "everyone changes" and
asks her if she wants to change. Dreamily, Alex says
"yes". The next thing we see is Justine with
her fangs sinking into Alexs neck.

San Francisco Legacy House, Alexs
bedroom

Alex awakens from a fitful sleep, wiping her sweating
forehead to find her hand covered with blood. She gets up
and looks in a mirror and cannot see her reflection and
has a flashback of seeing fangs. She is dreaming,
however, and awakens to find that she can indeed still
see her reflection. She is confused about seeing the
visions of fangs, though.

San Francisco Legacy House Grounds

Nick is jogging and comes upon a dead deer with
puncture holes in its neck.

San Francisco Legacy House

Alex wanders down to the kitchen in her bedclothes to
find Rachel doing some quarterly reports for the Luna
Foundation that Alex was supposed to have done. Rachel
opens the blinds to let in the sunlight, which makes Alex
very uncomfortable. Rachel notices that Alex is running a
fever and orders Alex back to bed. Picking up her papers,
Rachel cuts her finger, and the drops of blood fascinate
Alex. Rachel manages to get Alex back upstairs, with Alex
looking longingly at Rachels bleeding finger the
whole time.

San Francisco Legacy House Grounds

Nick shows Derek the dead deer. They agree that it is
not the work of a natural predator and decide to send it
back to the house for a closer look.

Alexs bedroom

That evening, Alex is still sleeping. Rachel checks on
her so that she can give her some water and a vitamin B12
shot. Alex tells her that she was dreaming of flying in
the woods. Rachel tries to give Alex the shot, which
makes Alex very angry. Confused, Rachel backs off,
leaving Alex alone to get some rest.

Alex wipes the spot of blood off her arm from where
Rachel started to give her the shot, and eagerly and
sensuously licks it off her fingers. She has a vision of
Justine saying, "Do you want to change, Alex".
Just then, the window flies open, and she can hear
someone calling out her name.

Walking in the woods, Alex sees Justine who asks her
if she is hungry. Alex responds that she is, and Justine
says that she understands the hunger and the need to
kill. She tells Alex that the urge to kill will get
stronger, and that after she has taken her first life her
transformation will be complete. She asks Alex if she
wants to be immortal, and Alex says "yes" as
Justine feeds her from her arm.

Control room, the next day

Derek and Nick are examining the information about the
deer. Derek tells Nick that he thinks that the killer is
a vampire, but Nick is skeptical. Derek tells him that
the legacy has dealt with vampires many times over the
years.

Alexs bedroom

Alex is dreaming about Justine and of Justines
words about death and transformation. If you look closely
at her visions, you will see a picture of Alex as a
vampire feeding on Nick.

Rachel wakes her up with a tray of food to check on
how she feels. She tells Alex that she needs to see an
internist, but Alex insists that she is all right. Rachel
asks her if anything happened in New Orleans, and Alex
tells her about Philippe and how he wants her to be with
him in New Orleans.

Rachel is happy for her and leaves her again so that
she can rest.

Derek tells Nick that "Vlad the Impaler"
from Romania was thought to be the original vampire, and
that there are countless allegories throughout history
(including the Bible and the Koran) that make references
to vampirism. He says that Vald Dracul was a member of
the Legacy before he sold his soul to the dark side in
his quest for eternal life. Nick tells him that he
hasnt found anything on the security tapes and
Derek replies that hes not surprised since Vampires
supposedly cant be photographed.

A car arrives at the house  it is Philippe. He
introduces himself to Rachel and Derek, saying that he
was worried that Alex left New Orleans so suddenly.
Philippe makes a point to look into a mirror to
straighten his tie, where the reflection shows the three
of them.

In Alexs bedroom, Philippe and Rachel awaken
her, and she is very happy to see Philippe. She is still
very weak, but Philippe kisses her and tells her that she
always looks great to him. She tells him that she is
considering his offer to move to New Orleans to be with
him. As she falls back to sleep, Philippe notices the
bite marks on her neck and seems very displeased.

On his way out the door, Alex pumps Philippe for
information about him and Alex. He asks her advice on
"not crowding her" and asks Rachel to talk to
Alex for him.

Control room

Nick is scanning the security tapes for the intruder,
but cant find anything. Alex enters the room in her
nightgown and robe, looking very sensual. Nick asks her
how shes feeling, and Alex says that she is better
as she begins stroking his shoulders. When he suggests
that she go back to bed (because she isnt feeling
well), her response is "why dont you take me
there?" Nick seems confused, and she continues to
talk softly, pushing him back in his chair. She leans
over him, stroking his face and gently kissing him before
going for his neck. Just as she is about to bite him, she
stops, saying "I cant do it." She leaves
Nick in a stupor in the control room.

Control room later that evening

Nick is still scanning the security tapes when Derek
asks him what he has found. Nick is confused and
flustered and tells Derek that he mustve blacked
out. A call from Francis Carlton sends them to the
coroners office.

Medical Examiner Francis Carltons office

Francis is showing them the body of a woman whose body
has been completely drained of blood through two puncture
holes in her neck. They tell her about the deer that they
found on the island and suggest that the killer is a
vampire. Though at first she seems skeptical, she shrugs
her shoulders saying "Why do I get all the weird
ones?"

San Francisco Legacy House, Alexs
bedroom

Justine arrives in a gust of wind at Alexs
window. She shows Alex that she is no longer completely
visible in the mirror, saying that its time for her
to choose her immortal life. Alex tells her how she
wasnt able to give into the urge (by killing Nick),
but Justine tells her that she is sure that she can do
it. Once again, she allows Alex to feed from her for
strength.

San Francisco Legacy House the next day

Philippe is having coffee with Rachel and they are
discussing Alexs illness. He tells Rachel that
seeing Alex again in New Orleans made him realize how he
feels about her and how much he has missed her.

When they go to see Alex, they find Derek and Nick in
Alexs room examining the puncture wounds on her
neck. Philippe announces that Alex has been bitten by a
vampire. He says that he was reluctant to mention it
because nobody would believe him.

Derek tells them that, according to the legends, Alex
must make her first kill before her transformation can
become complete. And that they can save her if they if
they can prevent her from killing, and then destroy that
vampire that has control of her. Nick brings up some
items that supposedly have power over vampires: wild
roses (vampires cant stand them because of their
perfect beauty), garlic, a silver cross, holy water, and
silver bullets.

Nick suggests that Philippe might be in danger, but he
insists on staying to help Alex. Derek gives Philippe the
silver cross for protection. Philippe is upset that the
only references they have come from mythology.

Later that evening

Rachel has sedated Alex (hoping to make her easier to
handle) and is watching over her while she sleeps.
Philippe arrives to check on her. Philippe tells Rachel
that if Alex decides to join him in New Orleans, that he
hopes that they will be happy for her and let her leave
San Francisco.

Nick and Derek are in the control room. Nick is
loading wooden stakes into a crossbow, and Derek is
researching Philippe on the computer (one of the few
times we get to see him on a computer!). He is a little
miffed at Philippes comment earlier about
"Mythology", and says that he is bothered by
the coincidence of Philippes arrival in San
Francisco.

Derek stresses the point that the only ways to truly
kill a vampire are a stake through the heart,
decapitation, silver bullets, and fire and sends Nick to
replace Rachel at Alexs side.

Derek asks Rachel what he thinks of Philippes
intentions, citing that she is the best judge of
character that he knows. Rachel tells him that she
believe Philippe to be sincere in wanting what is best
for Alex.

When one of the motion detectors goes off outside,
Derek and Philippe go to investigate where they are
ambushed by a bat. The bat knocks Derek to the ground,
and we see that it is really Justine. Derek vows that she
wont get Alex. Philippe runs her off and they race
back to the house.

In her room, Alex awakens and puts the bite on Nick
(this scene is a must see for all Nick fans!).

Justine arrives just as Alex is about to finish off
Nick. Derek and Philippe burst into the room and Philippe
shoots Justine with a wooden stake. Just before she
vaporizes, Justine seems very shocked that Philippe would
kill her. Philippe takes Alex by the hand, and Derek sees
that there is a wound on Philippes hand where the
silver cross has burned it.

Derek threatens Philippe, but he tosses him around a
bit, finally grabbing him by the throat. He tells them
that the wild roses and silver bullets are old
wives tales. Alex keeps him from killing Derek and
they leave together.

Rachel shows up to find Nick unconscious and Derek
writhing about on the floor clutching his neck. As she
begins CPR, Rachel tells him that Nick is nearly gone and
she doesnt know if she can save him. Derek says
that she must so that Alex cant completely
transform into a vampire.